声名鹊起 shēngmíngquèqǐ to rise to fame Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 声名 聲名 shēngmíng adjective reputation reputation; fame; prestige; one's good name鹊起 鵲起 quèqǐ to rise rapidly (literary) to fly up like a magpie; used to describe seizing an opportunity to advance or a sudden rise to fame; commonly used in the idiom 声名鹊起 shēngmíngquèqǐ